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It was a box office bomb when it was first released and [[ItWillNeverCatchOn severely mocked by critics]] (Creator/LeonardMaltin went as far as calling it "[[Film/HowardTheDuck Howard the Newsboy]]"), but a combination of releases on home video and DVD, airings on the Creator/DisneyChannel, the Internet, and word of mouth has given it a monster-sized cult following. [[VindicatedByHistory Swing and a miss, Maltin]]. A [[Theatre/{{Newsies}} Broadway adaptation]] debuted in 2012 and was promptly sold out and showered in Tony nominations. It won two, for Best Choreography and Best Score, winning Music/AlanMenken his first Tony.

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It was a box office bomb when it was first released and [[ItWillNeverCatchOn severely mocked by critics]] (Creator/LeonardMaltin went as far as calling it "[[Film/HowardTheDuck Howard the Newsboy]]"), but a combination of releases on home video and DVD, airings on the Creator/DisneyChannel, the Internet, and word of mouth has given it a monster-sized cult following. [[VindicatedByHistory Swing and a miss, Maltin]]. A [[Theatre/{{Newsies}} Broadway adaptation]] debuted in 2012 and was promptly sold out and showered in Tony nominations. It won two, for Best Choreography and Best Score, winning Music/AlanMenken Menken his first Tony.
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''Newsies'' is a 1992 live-action Creator/{{Disney}} [[TheMusical musical]] film. It is a PeriodPiece which follows the story of a group of newsboys in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity in 1899, who strike against the city's biggest newspapers and their publishers after the price of newspapers goes up.

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''Newsies'' is a 1992 live-action Creator/{{Disney}} [[TheMusical musical]] film. film with a screenplay by Bob Tzudiker and Nomi White and songs by composer Music/AlanMenken and lyricist Jack Feldman ([[Music/BarryManilow "Copacabana"]]) It is a PeriodPiece which follows the story of a group of newsboys in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity in 1899, who strike against the city's biggest newspapers and their publishers after the price of newspapers goes up.



It should also be noted that the film was directed by choreographer Creator/KennyOrtega, who would go on to direct the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' films. The cast includes Creator/ChristianBale, Creator/DavidMoscow, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/MaxCasella, Creator/RobertDuvall, and Creator/AnnMargret. The songs were written by Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman ([[Music/BarryManilow "Copacabana"]]). For the stage version, a new book was supplied by Creator/HarveyFierstein, and Menken and Feldman wrote some new songs and revised others.

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It should also be noted that the film was directed by choreographer Creator/KennyOrtega, who would go on to direct the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' films. The cast includes Creator/ChristianBale, Creator/DavidMoscow, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/MaxCasella, Creator/RobertDuvall, and Creator/AnnMargret. The songs were written by Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman ([[Music/BarryManilow "Copacabana"]]). For the stage version, a new book was supplied by Creator/HarveyFierstein, and Menken and Feldman wrote some new songs and revised others.
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It should also be noted that the film was directed by choreographer Creator/KennyOrtega, who would go on to direct the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' films. The cast includes Creator/ChristianBale, Creator/DavidMoscow, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/MaxCasella, Creator/RobertDuvall, and Creator/AnnMargret. The songs were written by Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman ([[Music/BarryManilow "Copacabana"]]). For the stage version, Menken and Feldman wrote some new songs and revised others, while the new book was supplied by Creator/HarveyFierstein.

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It should also be noted that the film was directed by choreographer Creator/KennyOrtega, who would go on to direct the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' films. The cast includes Creator/ChristianBale, Creator/DavidMoscow, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/MaxCasella, Creator/RobertDuvall, and Creator/AnnMargret. The songs were written by Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman ([[Music/BarryManilow "Copacabana"]]). For the stage version, a new book was supplied by Creator/HarveyFierstein, and Menken and Feldman wrote some new songs and revised others, while the new book was supplied by Creator/HarveyFierstein.
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It should also be noted that the film was directed by choreographer Creator/KennyOrtega, who would go on to direct the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' films. The cast includes Creator/ChristianBale, Creator/DavidMoscow, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/MaxCasella, Creator/RobertDuvall, and Creator/AnnMargret. The songs were written by Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman ([[Music/BarryManilow "Copacabana"]]). For the stage version, Menken and Feldman wrote some new songs and revised others, while the new book was supplied by Creator/HarveyFirestein.

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It should also be noted that the film was directed by choreographer Creator/KennyOrtega, who would go on to direct the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' films. The cast includes Creator/ChristianBale, Creator/DavidMoscow, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/MaxCasella, Creator/RobertDuvall, and Creator/AnnMargret. The songs were written by Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman ([[Music/BarryManilow "Copacabana"]]). For the stage version, Menken and Feldman wrote some new songs and revised others, while the new book was supplied by Creator/HarveyFirestein.
Creator/HarveyFierstein.
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It was a box office bomb when it was first released and [[ItWillNeverCatchOn severely mocked by critics]] (Creator/LeonardMaltin went as far as calling it "[[Film/HowardTheDuck Howard the Newsboy]]"), but a combination of releases on home video and DVD, airings on the Creator/DisneyChannel, the Internet, and word of mouth has given it a monster-sized cult following. [[VindicatedByHistory Swing and a miss, Maltin]]. A [[Theatre/{{Newsies}} Broadway adaptation]] debuted in 2012 and was promptly sold out and showered in Tony nominations. It won two, for Best Choreography and Best Score, winning Menken/AlanMenken his first Tony.

It should also be noted that the film was directed by choreographer Creator/KennyOrtega, who would go on to direct the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' films. The cast includes Creator/ChristianBale, Creator/DavidMoscow, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/MaxCasella, Creator/RobertDuvall, and Creator/AnnMargret. The songs were written by Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman ([[Music/BarryManilow "Copacabana"]]). For the stage version, Menken and Feldman wrote some new songs and revised others.

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It was a box office bomb when it was first released and [[ItWillNeverCatchOn severely mocked by critics]] (Creator/LeonardMaltin went as far as calling it "[[Film/HowardTheDuck Howard the Newsboy]]"), but a combination of releases on home video and DVD, airings on the Creator/DisneyChannel, the Internet, and word of mouth has given it a monster-sized cult following. [[VindicatedByHistory Swing and a miss, Maltin]]. A [[Theatre/{{Newsies}} Broadway adaptation]] debuted in 2012 and was promptly sold out and showered in Tony nominations. It won two, for Best Choreography and Best Score, winning Menken/AlanMenken Music/AlanMenken his first Tony.

It should also be noted that the film was directed by choreographer Creator/KennyOrtega, who would go on to direct the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' films. The cast includes Creator/ChristianBale, Creator/DavidMoscow, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/MaxCasella, Creator/RobertDuvall, and Creator/AnnMargret. The songs were written by Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman ([[Music/BarryManilow "Copacabana"]]). For the stage version, Menken and Feldman wrote some new songs and revised others.
others, while the new book was supplied by Creator/HarveyFirestein.

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